New-York tribune., 1887-12-13
THE DRAMA.
JULIA MAELoWE AS ULIrr

An effort In the art of acting Is natFaly i'm port
to the person who makes II seeing that IL Involves
considerations Of ability, self esteem and the res,
OF friends. But such effort must transcend lna,
vidual significance before It can become ESSENTIALS
important to others No endeavor OF this Kind is o.,
serious cOnse Iuence to the world unless n connects
| itself by knowledge, sympathy and power with M,
vital experience OF mankind, and thus with the intel
lcciual and spiritual movement OF tho
/ time I'm which IT. IS made within ths
/ limit all II personal experiment and pren
aratlon-vitaI 10 tho beginner but OF no mnnept IN
| anybody else This elementary labor ought to 10
! done without proclamation. and usually t. ard orgt,
/ to be passed over without remark Yet the begin
aud their advocates rarely fs 10 ins.s' npon
eciting judgment 10 those rudlmen'ary ~ scs,.
and they very fond OF alleging III tr atment when
! they arc left unrcgar'ed
The case Of Miss Julia Marlowe. who came forth las,
night at the Star Theatre. and made es.a, toward
playing Shakes pcare'5 Juliet" Is ~ thi. Mind
Miss MaIloge wishes be star and her Idea Of sne
| cess upon the stagc-in which she 10 le foti
fed by Lor manager Mr. L. T. J. Mles-is to annonnee
herself IA that capacity Ocoa, .slly iu H., h,to-y
Of the acted drama proceeding of THIS sort has tson
justified by the presence in the aspran Of that extra
ordinary natural capacity which + called ,enus Nora
often such proceeding, have proved heaooii,e and
sal Even who're genigs exists term o. practice has
always Teen found necdful 10 ds, pate ,,ulcn,s and
to acquire and nexibiiy. Mss MARROW p.e.
formance of Juliet whlo N was ia
way distinctive. revealed niel,igcncr scnslhiy,
capacity for the art OF acting. close obseH alton Of
has usually been done In this cbarari G.. good ,mi.
tativc talent. and considerable stag training M.,
MarlOwc IS a girl Of picturesque aud pleasing as pet
tall, slender dark and Of ardent ten lrrament roe
has good voice, not welltranod Tho naiun
noted By her acting gentle but remarkably self
controlled. and quite de-, old of fascination.
DLrin1 the earlier Of the tragedy the ,cnti.
Ia fs.f. .t.I Ia =
and con mon place manner, vas Indicated distinctly
and vita ghlish sweetness, but neither then nor
laier the passion Of lOve intcat d al al.
A.ss AaIOWe presented the Old stage version a.. tls
piece, with all rs lntlatOly dscrpancic, "a
make ridiculous al the start and bcng Iiol al
of her unried powers, she Uses Juiei'- "bln.-asi'
,ccne-v Lol the best Ju.els OF modern timr, have
usually a., ar.cd- Her roccL Ot the news .o
mcOs" Supposed dcah n'o!Ncd Muth COL. il-
mcnt of The ,Ouniorancc. Much h4nlg
against wall, AID much -obbluS uIln
iaDIe, IA blei, tho sJdance Of the which fl.
s.iual .on Imposes ncr uucr lguoss.ao 0i ms.ly
was cons Uous.y dl,rlhycd th.OusAoDt hei nl1e
deuleanor IA " "Juiets' parting hoh the Nrisn.'
should & tc an exit at Mysci have power 70 de- Ias
ailro7m scene was made id., l.ous % certain sn.y
business with a fah which Romeo d,iN' %
Juliet who. never h4'inS seen hs iace which
then i masAed. /, nr,citn'.cas nightly n .cfcA Ie
balcony scene was made comic by ceitun Lds and
seek business. unaccountabb Introduced by Nr
joseph IiaWorth, whose manner. unui the Gilman n
locund or Dal1lc.- or jingle or Mr. Gulsaflf,
It noied also hal this Romeo foanl ulc afrr
ths balcony scene, 10 ~ home and ma a. culture
change II dress. plor 10 his morning fWui-hi visit
10 the Hirst.T The ua-ic To Ichcs- MI Il4wor.h b
having been veil trained ~ tragedy by the late John
Mctuilous sh-wcIc much better done.
The sum OF thr mdfcr is-that m. puiiic sa7 n
Miss julia Mirluwc In ell gent AID reIufa. flir
coutainlng the promise OF better hug,. lui pa. iniy
crnd ard totally deficient 2 at q sita. AMI ar
n I'm Nr Joseph Iawoith. az IND n,fcnf Romeo
Tho piece So IN mAcd scenery N" op.n.s , iafils
was noisy hut inrOcuoIs. nobody Wa, hltt ID ds.
tempered w'1Ion,- Instead - l"ipe thrown down,
g'rty iouc - upon 'h' 10 g. the sag" mlna-a-
ri"nf wa~ clumsy: Tho sub Il ary q q fersuf ~,
audience largely composed II personal ends rcf.
c,.lv called ouf NJ. NAgloNo and Nj Haw0ith and
To- 'dy apIlant"d thcm. 1h., means nothing. Ihs
important question WITH reference 10 ANYTHING thai
done uIon fhc stage i fhe question Of ~ value 20 N
prhlr The q"cs'ou Of ~ yaluo 10 PERSONS vh1 arN
immediately in'Nr'Sfrd In 1.-THE arior tho ana-rr
The agent. the meohirlc. eic.-i OF secondary mpor
tance